Kelso Abbey

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Kelso Abbey is a ruined medieval Tironensian monastery in the Scottish Borders, once one of Scotland’s wealthiest and most influential religious houses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tironensian monastery
medieval monastery
ruined abbey
scheduled monument
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
category monastery in the Scottish Borders
ruined abbeys and monasteries in Scotland
constructionStart 1128
country Scotland
currentUse heritage site
tourist attraction
dateFounded 1128
dedicatedTo Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint John
dissolutionDate 1607
dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
economicBase agricultural rents
extensive landed estates
foundedAs Selkirk Abbey
foundedBy David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
founder David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland
heritageDesignation scheduled monument
historicalRegion Roxburghshire NERFINISHED
languageOfCommunity Latin
locatedIn Kelso
River Tweed valley
Roxburghshire NERFINISHED
Scottish Borders
locatedNear River Teviot
River Tweed
movedFrom Selkirk
nearbySettlement Kelso town centre
notableFeature massive west front
twin western towers (partially surviving)
onceRankedAs one of the wealthiest monasteries in Scotland
openToPublic yes
ownership Crown (on behalf of the Scottish people)
region Borders
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Tironensian Order
relocatedBy David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
relocationDate 1128
status ruin
sufferedEvent English raids during the Wars of Scottish Independence
attacks by English forces in the 16th century
damage during the Rough Wooing


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